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The first thing that I think about when I have leftover corned beef is reuben sandwiches which are among my favorite sandwiches, but I was looking to change things up a bit. There was this half finished package of tortillas just sitting there begging to be used and I knew what I had to do, reuben quesadillas. I figured that a simple, straight translation of the sandwich recipe to a quesadilla recipe would be the best (It's too bad there aren't any rye tortillas around.), though I did saute the sauerkraut a little because I did not want a soggy quesadilla. I also warmed the corned beef up just a bit as I envisioned a nice and thick quesadilla and I did not want the center to be cold. The quesadillas version of the rueben turned out really well! The lightly toasted tortillas worked just as well as bread at holding this amazing flavour combination together. I made sure to keep all of the cheese near the tortillas to ensure that it all melted up nicely and it came out really ooey, gooey and stringy and good!

Funny thing is...as I was eating my leftover corned beef and cabbage today at work I thought to myself "I should make a reuben quesadilla." Then my second thought was, "that sounds just like something I would see on Closet Cooking"...it looks awesome and I have all the ingredients so it will probably be dinner tomorrow! Thanks for posting!

I'll be making corned beef this Sunday and although I bought some rye will try the quesadilla too. I was going to make the same suggestion that Dave did about adding caraway seeds to the sauerkraut. I wonder how my sliced not grated Swiss is going to work. Cook on!!

I love your blog and now have a lot of friends and family following. I noticed that you don't have any german recipes. I have been trying to find a recipe for a traditional Jagger Schnitzel. Do you have one by any chance ?

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.